Question

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Why is the woman unsatisfied with the fish?

A．It tastes terrible．

B．It is served too late．

C．It’s not what she ordered．

2．What is the man going to do?

A．Look for a friend．

B．Mend the watch．

C．Meet someone at the hotel．

3．Who is the birthday party for?

A．Jane．

B．Lisa．

C．Jack．

4．How will the man help the woman?

A．He will provide her with a computer program．

B．He will give her bibliography(书目)on the topic．

C．He will write a report for her history class．

5．Where did Paul plan to go on his way home?

A．To the shop．

B．To the bank．

C．To the office．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。

6．Why can’t Jane go to the concert?

A．She doesn’t want to go with Mike．

B．She will be away on Friday．

C．She will be leaving France．

7．What does Mike offer to do?

A．Send her a postcard．

B．Cook dinner for her．

C．Pick her up at the airport．

听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。

8．What are the woman’s favorite sports?

A．Bowling and basketball．

B．Bowling and skiing．

C．Squash and basketball．

9．Which of the following sports does the man like?

A．Playing squash．

B．Playing basketball．

C．Playing tennis．

10．How long does the man jog on the playground every morning?

A．10 minutes．

B．20 minutes．

C．30 minutes．

听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。

11．Where are the two speakers talking?

A．On the telephone．

B．At John’s home．

C．In the school．

12．Why does the man decide to leave school．

A．Because he doesn’t do well in his lessons．

B．Because he has to earn some money for the family．

C．Because he doesn’t like the life at school．

13．Why can’t the man’s father help him?

A．Because he is seriously ill now．

B．Because he deserted his wife ten years ago．

C．Because he died ten years ago．

听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。

14．Why can’t the man go to the film with the woman?

A．He has an essay on insects to write．

B．He has to go to Jill’s party．

C．He is not interested in Shakespeare’s plays．

15．What does the man suggest to the woman?

A．Seeing the film with Shrimp．

B．Going to the party．

C．Selling the tickets．

16．What will the woman probably do?

A．Give the tickets to Jill．

B．Sell the tickets to Shrimp．

C．Go to the show with Shrimp．

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17．How often is Halloween celebrated?

A．Once a year．

B．Twice a year．

C．Every other year．

18．Why do all the spirits come out on October 31 every year?

A．To eat all the living things．

B．To search for living bodies．

C．To give a lesson to human beings．

19．Why did people dress strangely?

A．They wanted to have fun．

B．They wanted to frighten away spirits．

C．They wanted to frighten their neighbors．

20．How did people act on Halloween?

A．They acted wildly．

B．They hid in their houses．

C．They exchanged presents．

Answer 1

答案：A;C;B;B;A;B;C;B;B;C;A;B;C;B;B;B;A;B;B;A
解析：

听力录音材料 　　第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 　　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 　　Text 1 　　M：Is there anything wrong, madam? 　　W：There certainly is．This fish is not fit to eat．To start with, it’s overcooked, and then it’s cold too． 　　M：I’m sorry about that．I’ll have it changed． 　　Text 2 　　M：That’s my watch alarm．I have an appointment back at the hotel eleven o’clock． 　　W：Is it eleven already? 　　M：No, no．Actually, it’s 10∶30．I set the watch half an hour fast． 　　Text 3 　　M：Kate, I thought Lisa’s birthday party was supposed to be at your place． 　　W：It was, Jack, but my parents decided to come for a visit that week． 　　M：So where will the party be? 　　M：At Lily and Jane’s place． 　　Text 4 　　M：What have you called me here for? 　　W：Can you help me find books for a report I’m doing in history class? 　　M：Of course．The library can now make a computer search of bibliographic materials on any topic you give us． 　　Text 5 　　M：Hello, Mary, this is John Smith from the bank．Is Paul there? 　　W：Not yet, John．He phoned me from the office 5 minutes ago to say that he was going to look for a birthday present on his way home． 　　第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 　　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 　　听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。 　　Text 6 　　M：Jane, I’ve got two tickets for the concert on Friday．Would you like to go? 　　W：I’d love to, Mike, but I won’t be here．I’ll be in the South of France on Friday．I’ll probably be on a beach somewhere． 　　M：Oh, perhaps another time then．Have a good holiday． 　　W：I will．And thanks for asking me．I’ll send you a postcard． 　　M：Shall I meet you at the airport when you come back?I’ll drive you home and then we can have dinner． 　　W：Oh, that’s all right; you don’t need to do that．I’ll call you when I get home．Or maybe I’ll call you from the airport… 　　听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。 　　Text 7 　　M：Kate, what did you do last Saturday afternoon? 　　W：I played some ball games with my classmates． 　　M：What kind of ball game did you play?Squash? 　　W：No, we played basketball． 　　M：Oh, I like playing basketball very much．So, you must enjoy playing basketball very much too, do you? 　　W：In fact, I don’t like it． 　　M：So what sports do you like? 　　W：I like bowling, tennis, skiing and so on．And you? 　　M：Well, besides basketball, I like golf and jogging．Every morning I get up at 6∶00 and jog on the playground for 30 minutes． 　　W：I prefer running to jogging．But it’s difficult for me to get up early in the morning．So I always run in the afternoon for about 20 minutes． 　　听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。 　　Text 8 　　M：Hello． 　　W：Hello．This is Mary．May I speak to John? 　　M：Yes, speaking． 　　W：Oh, John．I heard that you won’t go to school any more．I hope it’s not true． 　　M：Well, I should say it’s true．I’m going to look for a job right now． 　　W：But what happened?You do well in your lessons at school．You mustn’t give up． 　　M：Well, I have to．My mother is seriously ill．I should earn some money to support the family． 　　W：I’m sorry to hear that．But I think it’s your father who should do that, not you!You are just a child anyway． 　　M：He can’t help us any more sine he died ten years ago． 　　W：Oh, er, I’m so sorry．I didn’t know that．But there must be another way．We all will help you． 　　M：I’d rather depend on myself anyway．OK, I won’t change my mind．Thank you for calling．Bye． 　　听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。 　　Text 9 　　W：I’ve got tickets for the film of Romeo and Juliet tonight．Do you want to come? 　　M：Oh, er, well actually… 　　W：You don’t have to come if you don’t want to．You can stay in and write your essay on insects if you prefer! 　　M：No, it isn’t that, but you see I’ve to help organize Jill’s party tonight so I’m afraid I can’t come to the show．Tell you what I thought?Why don’t you come to the party instead? 　　W：Can I?Do you think Jill would mind if I did? 　　M：No, I’m sure she would’t．You have to bring a bottle of wine of course, but it doesn’t have to be expensive． 　　W：I hope not I’m completely broke!The first thing I’ll have to do is getting rid of these tickets in order to pay for some wine．Who do you think …oh, look, there’s Professor Shrimp．He likes Shakespeare’s plays．I’ll see if he would like the tickets． 　　听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。 　　Text 10 　　Halloween is celebrated every year．But just how and when did this custom happen?Is it just a harmless celebration?The word“Halloween”actually has its origins in the Catholic Church．It comes from a change of All Hallows Eve．All Hallows Day, or All Saint’s day, November 1, is a Catholic day．But in the 5th century BC, summer officially ended on October 31．It was believed that, on that day, the spirits of all those who had died throughout the year would come back in search of living bodies for the next year．It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife．Naturally, the living did not want to be taken away．So on the night of October 31, villagers would put out the fires in their homes, to make them cold and unwanted．They would then dress up in all manner of strange costumes and noisily walked around the neighborhood, being as wild as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for living bodies．Some accounts tell of how they would burn someone as sort of a lesson to the spirits． 　　第二节到此结束。